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BLISS v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUR. SOC. OF U. S.

No. 78-3221.

620 F.2d 65 (1980)

Allen W. BLISS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF the UNITED STATES et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 25, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry M. Lesh, Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Otto B. Mullinax, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, AINSWORTH and FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

In this Texas diversity action, Allen W. Bliss brought suit against The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (Equitable) and Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (Britannica), to recover benefits allegedly owing on three group insurance contracts covering his deceased wife Mary Frances Bliss (Mrs. Bliss). He also sought exemplary damages for Equitable's and Britannica's allegedly malicious...

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